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G. W. ING'BRSOLL HARVESTER. l

No. 531,535. l Patented 1390.25, 1894.

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G. W. I-NGBRSOLL.

HARVESTER. z

No. 531,535. v @muted Dep. 25, 1894,

UNITED 'STATES PATENT Genion?.

' Geenen W. INGERSOLL, on STooKroN, oALIFoRNIA, Ansinnen oFoNE- HALF To nani/IANv TnsoH,.oF SAME PLACE,

' all whomy it may concern:

' thereon, which tionu l HARVESTER.-

srucrnroarzon forming part 'of Letters Patent no; 531,535, date December o5, 1 een. f .Applicatlon'ied March i9, 1894. Serial NoL 504.276. (Ho'mcdel.)

B e it known that I, GEORGE W. I NGERSGLL, a citizen of .the United States, `x'enidimg at Stockton, 1n the county of San Joaquin and State of California, have-'invented certain new and useful Improvements in Harvesters; and Ido declare thefollowing to bea full, clear, and exact description of the invention, nuchas will enable others Achilled in the'art to which it appertains'to make andfnse the'same, reference being had to the accompanying drawinge, and to the let-ters of reference marked .form a port et this specilcaiviy invention'relates,y to certain -irnprovements in that'classfof harvesters that cut, thrashend deli-ver grain 'into sache, and it consiste of o main frame mounted on a single driving-wheel which is journaiedon the oentcr of auch main frame so that euch main frame may be maintained in. a horizoutai po' siticn on'uneven lands, a header frame piv- Y otaiiy connected to euch main iframe, a bei ancing beam pivotnliy aeztaehed to a .poet which is snpported by the :main frame, such balancing beam being adjnstabiy eec'iiredtc the header trame, suitable machinery for operating such balancing b'eaniand euch other devices and combination of devices as will more fully appear in the speeication and be specificallyA pointed out in theclaim, retI erence being had tothe accompanying drawfinUs, in which-f l view of the frame work ignro 1 is a plan I' andthe adjusting machinery. Fg.,2 .ie an -eniarged sectional rearend view through line X, X, Figui, with the adjusted positions of come of the parts illustrated by dotted fines.

Similal: letter-of reference indicate correspondingparts.

A, represents the longitudinal beams of the main frame and B, are the cross beams of the same..

, O, is a main driving and bearing wheel which has its axle journai'ed on the main fnemenear the center of such frame, and i, is the front supporting wheel.

The wheel 0, is provided on either Bide with :nain sprocket wheels D and E, which nre 5 9.; rigidly attachedl to such wheel C.

F, are the longitudinalgbeams and Gr, are th'e cross beams'hot aheader frame and H is a brace beam of the same" Such brace beam H is p'ivotallyrattaehed `to the linner end of the rear cross beam B; The front cross beam G is provided on its inner end with atraveler wheel .T,:which engages `with a traveler or ,guide rod K which is rigidly attached to and*v projects over theside ci the' main frame.

The main sprocket wheel E engageswith a chain belt L which engages e. sprocket' Wheel A on a shaft Mrwhichallait M is mounted on the main traine and' header frame and is .provided witha knuckle joint.' Sueh shaft M 'is provided on its enter endl with a sprocket wheel N, which entgegen a sprocket Wheel O by meanefoi a chain beit P, euch-wheel 0. bev ing rigidly nttaehed to a eh'aft Q which is mounted on the'header'ifraxne. 'Such shaft Q ie'provided with a Wide puiiey R, which puh ley R ie adapted Vto engage 'a straight beit S and a cross 'beit T. 'Stich-beim .S and T oreadepted to engage 'pulieye U,V,`Y, vvhich are mounted lena shaft-Z which is 'jonruaied on the beanie i?. The pulleys U and Y are ioosely mounted ou such shaft Z avdthe pub ieyV is rigidly mounted ourench shaft Z,

The shaftZ ie provided on one end with' a worm. B which engages witha vvlorm .wheel Z', such wheel Z' being mounted on a shaft C which ie journaled on .the header frame and provided with 'a pinion D' which engages a, cog-rack Ef" which is adapted toelidetransversely on the header frame.- Such cogqack" E', is provided at one end with a hinge E which is attached to Such cog-raclE" `and to the lower end of an inclined balancing beam G', which beam G .extends npwardht an. "angle and ie pvotally attached at its npper end tothe tcp-,end of a post H', which is mounted on the main frame ofthe harvester.

The balancing beam G is provided near K the middle 'of the same with avertical do'wn Wardly extending arm I( which ie pivotally I attached to the iront creen beam G, which arm i and the beam G euphoria the weight of the inner end ci the header frame;

-J represente the header supporting wheel.

The guide rod K inn be adjusted by moanaA of K which .ed'fuetment prevents the header spout (not shown) from coming in contaotwith thebody of the machine.

My improved harvester is operated as fol-7- lows: Suitable power being applied motion 5 is communicated to the pulley R by menns'of the drive Wheel CA and 'the connecting belts, pulleys and `slnatfts.

Should it be desiredftoeperetoinymachine on land, on which, the header wheelvJ.,v is

Iil'aised higher than the main d rive wheelC,

the cross belt T is shifted se as-tengage'the ixedly mounted pnlle V, whereby the cograek E' through the me infn of the mechanism L beforedeseribed 'is lmoved outwardly, thus x5 tilting the main frame toward the. header frame, thus maintaining the mainframe in a horizontal position, when my harvester is 0n -a side hill. Should the wheel J be depressed,

the belt S is shifted so as to engage the pnlzo ley V., whereby the main frame is tilted from the header, thus maintaining the mein frame in a horizontal position. lVben the pulley V Iis disengaged by the belts S and T, the main frame is maintained in rigid position with e5 relationto the header frame. A

" .I-aying thus/described my invention, what I claim as new, anddes'ire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

Iu' u harvester-the combination of a main frame, having an upright Il and also having a laterally-disposed guide rod as K, a drive wheel mounteclin said main frame, aheader frame loosely connected to the main frame and having aI traveler wheel engaging the guide rod K, thereof and also having an up- 3 5 right as a sack bar E', 'connected to and adapted to slide upon the header frame, a bar G', loosely connected to the bar E', and also losely connected to the bars ll', and I,`of the main frame and header frame, respectively, a shaft C', journaled on the header frame and carrying a pinion engaging with the rack bar E', and gearing intermediate ot the drive Wheel and the shaft C', 'all substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

In testimony whereofl affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

l y GEORGE W. XNGERSOLL. Witnesses:

MOLBRY HAYNES, v JAMES T. SUimnnvLLE. 

